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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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